Elizabeth Lee
Associate: Perkins Coie LLP
2002-2003 Fellow: Office of Rep. Michael Honda
Biography
Elizabeth Lee is currently an attorney practicing mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, public company reporting, corporate finance and securities regulation at Perkins Coie LLP. She was the 2002-2003 Anheuser-Busch/Frank Horton Fellow placed in the office of Congressman Michael Honda.
What did you enjoy most about your fellowship experience?
"What I enjoyed most was discovering that our nation is run by people under the age of 30, and that there were many others on the hill trying to create and drive changes in our nation. I enjoyed and was inspired by the people that I met and worked with during my fellowship experience. As a political science major in college, this experience gave me the opportunity to see the intersection between theory and practice. I am also very thankful to have worked for someone as amazing as Congressman Honda.”
As someone who had the opportunity to work on the hill, why do you think it’s important for Asian Americans to have a presence in politics and government?
“I was raised in an APA immigrant family. Like many immigrants, my parents were rendered silent in the communities we lived in; like many immigrants, they rely on their children to be their voices. I believe it is a responsibility for those of us with the access and educational backgrounds to give back to our communities on a local, national and/or international level. For me, the opportunity I was given allowed me to ensure that my voice and other voices like my parents were not lost in the process.”
And how has the fellowship experience helped you professionally?
“The fellowship experience game me a lifelong sense of civic responsibility. Although I am now in private practice, the one thing that I learned during my fellowship was that being active did not necessarily mean picketing or protesting. It also does not require presence on the hill. There are people changing the world from all sectors of society. I think the fellowship taught me that I could be involved no matter what I did or pursued in life.”
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